With 21,162 on hand to watch, the Blackhawks improved to 4-0-1 on the young season, while the Flyers dropped to 1-3-2.

Chicago forward Patrick Kane scored two goals in the contest, giving him a team-leading three tallies for the season.

Making his first start and appearance of the season, Blackhawks goalie Antti Raanta was stellar in the net, turning back all 32 shots from the Flyers to earn his second career shutout in the NHL and also was selected the No. 1 star of the game.

Raanta got the surprise start because earlier in the day, top goalie Corey Crawford turned up lame with an undisclosed upper body injury. It's unclear how or when Crawford suffered the injury, either during the morning skate or in Chicago's last game.

Before the game, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville did not seem too concerned about the severity of Crawford's injury, saying his netminder was considered day-to-day.

Chicago scrambled to call up goalie Scott Darling from its AHL affiliate 90 miles away, the Rockford (Ill.) IceHogs, to take Crawford's spot on the roster until the latter returns.

Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason remains winless this season at 0-3-1, turning back 39 of Chicago's 43 shots in the game.

The Blackhawks scored first at 11:54 of the first period. Forward Brandon Saad took a rebound off a shot from center Brad Richards in front of the net and caromed it off the pad of Mason for Saad's first goal of the season.

Just over 30 seconds later, at 12:26 and on the power play with Flyers forward Michael Raffi in the penalty box (kneeing), Kane scored his second goal of the season, sneaking a wrist shot behind Mason, making it 2-0.

But the Blackhawks weren't done. Forward Bryan Bickell fired a quick wrister into the Flyers' net at 14:00 for his first goal of the season and a 3-0 lead.

Kane came back to score his second goal of the night at 3:50 of the third period.

NOTES: Chicago LW Kris Versteeg, who missed the first four regular-season games with an upper-body injury sustained during the preseason, was activated before Tuesday's game. … With Corey Crawford sidelined and day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Antti Raanta started in goal for Chicago. To fill the void of the injured Crawford, the Blackhawks recalled G Scott Darling from AHL Rockford. … Chicago entered the night leading the NHL with an average of 40 shots on goal per game. The Blackhawks also were No. 1 in short-handed goals (two in 15 opportunities). … Philadelphia lost 21 man-games to injury in its first five games. Chicago lost zero man-games before Crawford sat out Tuesday. … The Flyers came into the game as the least-penalized team (seven penalty minutes) in the league. Chicago was ranked second (eight penalty minutes).